Sunday I went to mass while Matt slept in. The Wammy kids are free to practice religion at our will so Roger makes sure that things such as Sunday mass are available for us. He actually hired a Reverend and everything. So every Sunday morning I attend. I'm not a terribly religious person but I think there's got to be someone or thing up there looking over all of us. Especially the Wammy kids, we all have our circumstances and nearly all of us were saved when we were brought here. If not for Quillish Wammy I would have ended up frozen in an alley or, had I survived, a prostitute or something worse. So I figure I've got to thank someone for my blessings.

Matt on the other hand doesn't believe in it. I'm sure it has something to do with his past but I'm not going to pry if he wants' to sleep in that's fine with me. Just so long as he doesn't stop me from coming.

Moving on, after mass I woke Matt up and we went down to breakfast which consisted of pancakes. I love pancake days, they put out every topping you could ever dream out. The reason behind this is that at Wammy's kid's habits and cravings are helped along. My chocolate supply, Nears puzzles and toys, B and his strawberry jam. They cover it all and not a single one is abandoned or ridiculed. Matt has been provided with a new Game boy and several new games and he's only been here a week. There are a couple really odd ones though. There's one girl, names Kinn, she constantly needs something to chew on so they provide her with snacks galore, otherwise she chews on anything she can find. And I mean anything pens, paper, fingers (even if their not her own). She's not a bad kid though, actually scratch that yes she is. She's a manipulative little freak. But anyway, due to the odd cravings of the kids here, they make sure everything is available as toppings. So when I finally got back to our table Matt lifted an eyebrow at my plate.

"Some pancake with your chocolate sauce?" I stuck my tongue out at him, sat, and began to chow. Pancake days were defiantly the best.

After breakfast I dragged Matt outside with me. We had to stop by our room first so he could grab a different game though. When we got outside the other guys had already started a game. I rushed over to join them while Matt found a place in the shade to play his own game. The orange goggles were strapped around his head, protecting his eyes from the sun. I smiled, he hadn't taken the goggles off since he'd gotten them, he'd even slept with them on. Though I have this feeling that that's due to his own lazy ways.

Part way through the game I saw a few people approach Matt. He ignored them which seemed to aggravate them. It looked like they were yelling at him but I couldn't tell. I was looking for a reaction from the red head but he just buried himself further into the game. I took a time out and ran over to them approaching I could hear their heated words.

"To good to talk to us huh?"

"Humph. Is it because you're friends with Mello? Is that what makes you so special?" Matt didn't respond.

"Leave him alone" I shouted intruding on their conversation.

"You going to hide behind him now?" One of them actually pushed Matt's head lower towards the game, he didn't resist. I punched him and pretty soon I was fighting with all four of them.

"Mello, Mello, Mello. If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times. There is no fighting at Wammy's ever. Why oh why can't you listen just once."

I was sitting in Roger's office, a bruise on my eye was starting to show and my lip was bleeding. To tell you the truth I was pretty beat, but, you should have seen the other guys. They went limping away to find a teacher, one of them was actually crying, probably because I broke his nose but.

"He asked for it" I huffed; stupid Roger was being well, stupid.

"Mello no matter how much someone 'asks for it' it doesn't make it right to hit them"

"How would you know? They were picking on Matt, I couldn't let them just get away with it."

"Mello, that's what the staff is for, you're supposed to come and tell us"

"And get labeled a damn tattle tale! No way"
"Mello watch your tongue"

An hour later I found myself in my dorm room. I'd been banned from the outdoors for a week and wasn't allowed in the lounge. Roger couldn't ban me from the library because of school work but if he could have he would have. Not only that but he cut my chocolate supply as an extra punishment for having talked back to him.

"Damn old geezer"

It was right then that Matt made his appearance. He entered the room quietly as if trying to remain unnoticed.

"Hey"

"Hey" his response was emotionless as he sat on the bed across from me. We remained like that, in an awkward silence, for what felt like hours. Finally he decided to speak.

"Thanks" It was short, simple and to the point but, it was what I had been hoping to hear.

"Hey, what are friends for." I smiled at him but he turned away. Something really seemed to be bugging him. I wasn't going to push it to much but sometimes you've got to show that you're at least a little concerned.

"Want to talk?" He didn't answer for a while but eventually he shook his head.

"Nah, I'm fine. Thanks for worrying though" He sent me his signature grin letting me know that everything was just fine.

"By the way, nice eye" He pointed at the large bruise that had formed.

"You should have seen the other kids nose"

"So how'd Roger take it" I made a face at him and he laughed.

"That bad huh?"

"You'd better find a way to get me some extra chocolate that's how bad."

"Aw man, Roger why'd ya go and punish innocent ol me too. I don't want to deal with a chocolate withdrawing Mello" He whined earning himself a light punch on the shoulder.

We horsed around after that. I don't think I've heard Matt say that many words…ever. I guess that means he's opening up, it makes me feel happy, knowing that Matt will talk to me. Geez I am getting soft.

During lunch Matt gave me his chocolate chip cookie, my supply of chocolate bars had run out that morning so this act of kindness earned him and unexpected hug.

"Thank you" I said pulling away, he smiled and laughed. Matt's laugh makes me smile, it's quiet and low, more of a chuckle in a way. He does laugh but not a whole lot, it's sort of musical really. Like the ring of chimes, but not high pitched and annoying, it's hard to describe. We left the cafeteria together and went to the library. Seeing as the lounge and the grounds were no longer an option. On our way there we ran into Kinn, she's the girl with the chewing habit. I hadn't seen her recently due to the fact that she was in the hospital. Just goes to show that chewing on bottles of Windex really isn't a good idea.

"Mello!" she waved us over. Kinn is a little odd, not just because of the chewing thing, but because she'll talk to anyone and everyone. The whole school knows who she is. She's a small girl around 12 years old so she's older than me by 2 years. It makes me mad sometimes because she treats me like a total baby. She also has a weird taste in clothes. I tend to keep it simple, black T-shirt, and jeans. Her on the other hand, well I don't even know. Today she had picked out a black tattered skirt under which she was wearing bright purple jeans. As a top she had sewed several T-shirts together making it so her right shoulder was green her left was blue her back was flowered print and her mid-drift was black with skulls. I grimaced at the clashing colors.

"Mello I heard you got in a fight and Roger took away your chocolate supply, so I brought these for you." She held out 5 bags of M&M's along with a plastic bag full of mini Hershey bars. That's the other thing about Kinn. She's the biggest manipulative freak I've ever and will ever meet. Once she figures out your weakness you can bet your life on her using it in her favor more than a few times. Even knowing this I couldn't refuse the "gift".

"Alright Kinn what do you want?" I asked skeptically after taking the candy.

"Mello, I'm only offering you sweets because I'm your friend, why would you accuse otherwise." She blinked innocently.

"Kinn, I know you better than that"

"I know Mello, I know, but I've got to keep appearances right, and it wouldn't do to make a bad first impression"

"Oh right, Matt this is Kinn." He nodded in her direction.

"Your names Matt? Well it's a pleasure to meet you, let me know if you need anything alright." She skipped off down the hall.

"Mello you'll owe me for the chocolate" Was the last thing she said as she disappeared around the corner. Turning to Matt I whispered a warning.

"Don't ask her for anything, she'll hold it against you later for some horrible favor. Trust me." He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Also don't take her bribes"

"But you did"

"Well that's…..Aw crap I did didn't I" He chuckled at that

"So what in the world did she make you do?"

"Beat up a few people, She set me up with a couple pranks, had to paint Rogers office pink" I grimaced at the memory, I'd been lectured for three hours straight and had been forced to clean the showers for weeks.

By then we had reached the library. We stayed there for about an hour before Matt got bored and dragged me out. He didn't much like books and he said that the computers were out dated. Though I still wonder about the computer thing, I haven't figured out what he was doing that one day in the library. And I haven't figured out how to ask.

The rest of the day was pretty boring. I went back to studying for that science test. Matt left after awhile saying he was going to go play some games. It wasn't until around 5 when he came back.

"Heya" I greeted him.

"Have fun?"

"Yeah" It was that monochrome voice again. It made me kind of angry, hearing him talk like that, like nothing mattered or ever would.

"What'd ya play?"

"Just a few racing games, that's all. How about you? How's the science going?"

"Alright, have you studied at all?"
"Nope"

"WHAT!?" At this rate Matt was going to get kicked out.

Authors note: It's random yes I know. I still have no idea where I'm going with this so again reviews would be helpful. Oh Kinn is my character, no stealing please. Not that anyone would want a colour blind chewing freak anyway but yeah. I am going to do something with Matt getting bullied though. That much I do know, what though I'm not to sure. Ideas?